that book

There is such pleasure that comes when it takes no effort to jump into the pages of a book. I read and re-read the lines because there is such beauty in them. I must battle against my impatient habits to …

where to begin

I have a really long story to tell, and I don’t quite know where to begin. For that reason, I guess for a while, I didn’t think that I could start writing it. But today, I figure that I will …

this is home

Reading an old piece by Nora Ephron on her love affair with her Upper West Side rent-controlled (and later not so rent-controlled apartment) reminded me about how important a sense of home is to us. Not just any home but a …

thursday morning update

Hello, hello! I’ve missed you. As you may have noticed, I haven’t been blogging for a bit. It’s probably safe to say that if I am not blogging, I’ve been sucked in by the vacuum of everyday life. And if I have …

chowda for tots (and big people too!)

I promised to send this recipe to a friend, so I figured that I might as well share it with everyone since I’m typing it up anyway. This recipe is recommended for 12 to 18-month-olds, but I like it just …

drink to your health

My eating habits have gone completely haywire since the arrival of little munchkin. I have to stop calling him little because he seems to be nearly half my size now (at least in length)! My brother also lived with us, so sharing …

reset

2 weeks into blogging, and I’m already behind! 4 entries to be exact. I did blog while in Cambridge, but my entries never made it to the publishing stage. Somewhere between editing and nodding off to sleep at 1am, I …

away we go!

On Sunday night, husband and I plan to put munchkin in the car seat at his bedtime and drive up to Boston. Little does he know that post college, Mommy and Daddy spent 6 years travelling back and forth over …

notes from the talk

Some time ago, I had signed up to attend a talk titled, “Teach Your Children Well” by Madeline Levine. In hindsight, it was very unlike me to attend without having done some legwork on the author. But sure enough, the …

courage

Good morning :). I can’t pretend that I know what your morning was like, but on a scale of 1 to 10 where 1 is a disaster and 10 is the best morning ever, mine hovers humbly at the 5 …